Brake for sleds



, 1930/" E. KALLENBACH I BRAKE FOR sLEps Filed April 10, 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEY necte'dto the brake member, whereby upon grasping the handle the rope may be pulled and the brake member applied. a

2. The combination with a sled having a I steering bar, of a brake member hingedly supported at the-top of the sled between the runners and normally'inclined downwardly and rearwardly, said brake member comprising a rectangular open structure consisting of the side pieces, the terminals of which drag v upon the groundlandiwtwoccross pieces-cone. v

necting the side pieces, one of the cross pieces being headed to the under surface at the-topof the sled, a tensioning spring connected to the othericross piece centrallythereof and in turn connected to. the rear ofthetop .ofthe sle L a rope formed a loop atone en dfioi the sled and having pulley connections with the steering bar, and its opposite endsextending rearwardly and connected to the other 7 cross piece. of the brake member, and the handle carried .by the loop at a point to the rear of the steering bar, wherebyrupon grasping .the handle and pulling upon theloop the i brakemember maybeapplled,

In testimony. whereofheiafiixes his signa ture,

ERNEST KALLENBACH. I 

